Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-05

rSlgned over lSreal forty years. lie must
lave had wonderful constitution. II
seems to lie his family CX5enses must
have aggregated g Presidents salary. He
was considered the wiseSt sid best III
formed man of ancient times This IS
nothing remarkable, when We consider
the vass sources of Information with
which he ws5 constantly surrounded.
Just iaECr yourself sitting down 10
quiet dinner, in company with 100 full
grown wives, ald esch one resdy 10 get
mad unless you served her plste hrst, ard
gave her the second j.at ard the gard.
How l bless my stars l Was not 0Orn
Solomon. Il IS sGid his wives finally
":Urned sway his heart" Wei, s10U.d
meek!y smile. The only wonder Is they
didn't turn him wrOng5lde out, and then
turn MIN loose on the prairie
scout the st of Dscem Der, dressed
IL linen ulster end straw hat
Sampson had some trouble with MS wife.
He was regular John Sullivan in his day
and would get on the rampage aud ''Daiut
the corntelds REQ" Judges w,
lie acted very injisCreetIv in turning
MS wife into an Intelligence Ctice, besides
he committed one act which would DC
liable to precipitate trouble n any vel
regulated family. Ia the chspter referred
10 s0oye, ana in the drst verse, We read
/ MS act Il 0rsZen eFrOHtery. "BUt j. came
TO pass within while sitter, in the time
O wheat harvest, mat Sampson visited
| his vile, with kid
OF course he had 8 right 10 take care Of
tde kid, bu. what right ls5 he y c2rry il
home:
. You prob2blY know mis- fate, and think
/ the most sensible thing recorded Of him
/ i his suicide.
IN those days marriages were Got at
I tended with half the danger as now.
When q young man fell in love, ne sent
his fEther 10 negotiate for the g.rl, and il
any s1ot-guns were brought into the bust
ness the Old man GOT the benefit Of them
Another curious but wise custom, Wa.
kaeplrg the girls heayiiy Yelled and TIE
husband never saw the face of mis- wife
until after marriage, and | suppose i
msttered very little 70 him then whetht,
ne saw it or not. This gave each girl 81
"even break" and prevented the sc
emulation Of a crop Of Old maids VII.
WniCh each modern town IS blessed
jacob worked seven yesrs for Rachel
J and heT f4ther, Laban, palmed of hcr Old
er sister, Leah, on him instead. Labsl
should have been prosecuted TO
swindling, by all means. He was
, tricky old man, and the only wonder
} he didn't pslm G # the old lady Lsbsn o
, Jacob also.
[ Boys, let he tell YOU two Of the easies
, things 10 do.
. The first is to get married and the sec
Ond is 10 get good wife. The world
t full Of good women and mean men. tt
The world sCOrns and avoids the WOma
e who commits the TIMES. indiscretiOn, al
i vphOlds men in the commission of deel
= dark, dirty, damnable deeds.
Men even boast of their licenuousnes
and deyiltry, and demand inst their wiz,
: and daughters emulate the mountain de
K in purity and freshness. When CIR
(, marry they stand about as much show
make fair bargain, as Z blind man in
horse trade.
Some strong minded women cry f
"equ9l rights" Why, bless your lie
q souls, you have "equeI rights" b
thank the Lord, you have too much sen
IS to over-!eap them.
# II men exercised their "1'glts'' a0H
2 there would be terrible reformation
~ the land. The trouble is they exerci
Is their OWL rights and everybody else
e they can. No man has 8 right to 10
; around saloons, dead-beat the prophet
o and make razor backed hog of himse
5r r. Give woman half chance, and g
d Will be clean, neat and sweet. Give t
o average man whole clothing store and
N tank full Of water, and he Will 60 home
II night from hard days IOafDg, and r.
into nice bed in utter defiance to d
t cency and the health officer.
.e Benedicts, Just think how happy y
IS were the first month you were marie
IL The world was bright, and everythi
rs wore look of prosperity. Would y
n like to have it so always: Then Just
/; as loving, kind and attentive TO your W
as you were during that period, and I
d word for it, your life will be one long-cC
IS tinued honeymoon. X. LAMITY